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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 04-6858375

Safford Fund Trust

A private foundation in North Andover, MA. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 4 grants and $180,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Peter R Ayer Jr
127 Chesnut Street
North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 754-3589
peter.ayer@verizon.,net

Assets and giving by year

1 return on file

Tax year 2020 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2020

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,891,342

Grants paid in 2020

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Newburyport High SchoolNewburyport, MA

    College scholarships

    $100,000
  2. YWCA - Greater NewburyportNewburyport, MA

    Services for women

    $30,000
  3. Emmaus HouseHaverhill, MA

    Shelter and services for the poor

    $30,000
  4. Custom House Maritime MuseumNewburyport, MA

    Museum operations

    $20,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts4 grants $180,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Peter R Ayer JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $49,718

The return

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